Daniel weetz



UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

DANIEL VVERTZ, OF FAYETTE, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO SIMEON RHEUBEN PAYNE,OF SAME PLACE.

BKUSTL E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,098, dated Qctober25, 1 88'7.

Application tiled March 22, 1887. Serial No. 231,935. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL WERTZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fayette, in the county of Howard and State of Mis- 5 souri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bustles; and I dodeclare the fol-lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to bustlcs; and the improvement consists in thenovel features presently to be described and claimed, and shown in theannexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bustleembodying my invention; Fig. 2, a perspective view of a modified form;Fig. 3, an enlarged perspective detail view of one end of the bustle;Fig. 4, a perspective detail view of the wire form, composed of the sidesupports and the back stay for the waist-strap.

The object of the present invention is to improve that class of bustleswhich have the top bow, the bottom bow or spring-arms, and loops at eachend of the bow made of a single Wire, in such a manner that theimmediate 3o bows will not be attached to the same loop as the harness,and the double loops arranged side by side will be dispensed with, andinstead the loops will be made of variable size and arranged the onewithin the other, the intermediate bows will be secured to the innerloop and bear laterally against the outer loop, and the spring-arms orbottom bow (whichever is integral with the loops and top how) will bearupon the opposite side of the 4o exterior loop, which loop will beembraced between said spring-arms or bottom bow and the intermediatebottombows. The harness, which will befastened to the exterior loop, canbe much larger than is feasible by any other construction. Thisincreased size gives a more extended bearing for the straps of theharness, which is thereby prevented from wrinkling and causing vexatiousdelay in arranging and adjusting the bustle.

Another object is to devise the wire form, composed of side supports anda back stay,

which is designed to connect the waist-strap with the ends of the bustleand hold said waiststrap distended so it can readily be adjusted orpassed about the waist.

A further object is the. construction of the hip-strap, which is made ofrubber or suitable material, either in one or two piecesadjustably-connected together so the set of the bustle can be regulated.

The bustle is composed of the top bow, A, the exterior and interiorloops, a and a, and the spring-arms a, formed of a single wire, thebottom and intermediate bows, B and G,

the waiststrap D, and the hip-strap E. The top bow, formed of a singlewire, has the exterior and interior loops near each end of the wire,which ends are extended beyond. and bear against the inner sides of theexterior loop. The intermediate bows are connected at their ends withthe interior loops and bear externallyupontheexteriorloops.Thespringarms are connected at their ends with the bottom bow, B, andthe top, bottom, and intermediate bows are held together by the tapes orwebs F. The wire form is composed of a single wire, and consists of sidesupports, G, the loops 9, and the back stay, 11. The side supports areconnected at their lower ends with the loops of the bustle, preferablythe inner loops, so as to bear laterally against the exterior loops andbe stayed thereby. The back stay, H, is curved similar to the bows, andis connected at its middle with the top bow. The waist-strap is fastenedto the middle of the back stay, and is secured near each end to theloops 9. The form not only connects the waist strap with the bustle, butkeeps said waist-strap distended so it can be readily passed about thewaist of the wearer when adjusting the bustle.

Fig. 2 shows the ordinary harness applied to my improved bustle. Theside supports, G, of the tape are secured to the exterior loops, a, andthe waist-strapis so fastened to the top bow and to the upper ends ofthe side supports.

The hip-strap, composed of rubber or suit able elastic material, is madeof one piece passed around the exterior loops and having its ends adjustably connected together, or may be composed of two pieces havingtheir outer ends secured to the exterior loops and their inner endsadjnstably connected together for regulating the tension of said strapand the set of the bustle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. A bustle composed of top, bottom, and intermediate bows, and anexterior and interior loop near each end of the top bow, which ends areextended from the inner loops beyond and bear against one side of theexterior loops, and the intermediate bows connected with the interiorloops and bearing upon the opposite sides of the exterior loops,substantially as set forth.

2. A bustle composed of the top and bot tom hows, the exterior loops,and the interior loops located wholly within the exterior loops, theintermediate bows fastened to the interior loops, and the harnessconnected with the exterior loops, substantially as described.

'3. The combination, with the bustle having loops at each end, of thewire form composed of a wire having straight side supports, G,

the loops 9, and the back stay, H, the lower ends of the side supportsbeing loosely connected with said end loops of the bustle, and thewaist-strap fastened to the middle of the back and secured to the loops9, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. The herein shown and described bustle, composed of the top bow havingan exterior and interior loop near each end, which ends are extendedpast and bear upon the inner sides of the exterior loops, the bottom andintermediate bows secured to the interior loops and bearing upon theouter sides of the exterior loops, the wire form consisting of sidesupports, loops, and the back stay, the waiststrap, and the hip strap ofelastic material having its ends adj ustably connected together,substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signatu re in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL \VERTZ.

Witnesses:

L. L. LYNN, A. G. KNAUS.

